Rickie Fowler addressed the denial of a sponsor's exemption for the Arnold Palmer Invitational and took full responsibility for it.

The API field was released late Friday afternoon and 47 of the top-50 players on the world rankings have committed. The only absences are two players on the LIV Golf League, No. 8 Tyrrell Hatton and No. 11 Bryson DeChambeau, and No. 45 Rasmus Hojgaard, who is not eligible for the event.

Tournament director Drew Donovan declined to name any of the four sponsor invites or to divulge the selection committee’s criteria.